Garcia-Thurman to take place on CBS instead of Showtime

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  1. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Just tweeted out by Ring Magazine.

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    What do you guys think of the change from pay service Showtime to network CBS?
     
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    Good news for everyone.
     
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    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    I'm really hoping a fight of this magnitude + a unification bout really draws a good network rating.
     
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    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    They said they wanted the fight on CBS to get a wider viewer range for the fight.
     
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    Sound good to me, I hope it does fantastic.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    This was the story from the start. Now lets have them figure out a venue. Its a little over a month to go...
     
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    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    It says right in the tweet it's taking place at the Barclays Center.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    :thinking: Odd how i missed that.
    Just yesterday i read that the site was still up in the air and no network had been locked down.
     
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    That may be a smart idea, because not everyone has showtime and by putting it on their sister network CBS it can maximize their viewership 10 fold. Just not sure how true that tweet is, because i cant find any news of this anywhere else.
     
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    Isn't Ring Magazine owned by Danny's promoter?
     
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    De La Hoya owns ring Magazine, Danny is with PBC. i was just questioning it because Showtime is already advertising the fight for showtime, but its certainly possible that they changed it over to CBS. Maybe the scene will have something about it in the next few hours.
     
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    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Well it filters out Boxing Scene from the link so it's not working, but the story is up at the scene right now.
     
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    Great move.
     
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    Yeah i just read that! Thats great news!
     
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    Yes it is, hope as many people watch it as possible.
     
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